Chapter 36

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Su Wen sat down next to Shu Yian with a sullen face and a pout, before expressing her unhappiness in an extremely childish fashion.

She deliberately grabbed the coffee sitting in front of Shu Yian, turning her face away as she refused to look at Shu Yian, and then took a sip of the coffee before speaking to Yao Yao.

“Miss, you will still need to go to the hotel later to take care of the check-in information.”

Although the matter of entering another room and putting a camera in it may not seem too big, it is not a small matter either.

If somehow this matter landed on the hotel’s head, then the hotel will take the blame and will receive a negative impact for a breach of privacy.

However, if this becomes a private matter caused by a conflict between a boyfriend and girlfriend, then it becomes a relationship problem the two of them need to solve privately. Even if the hotel is responsible for poor supervision, it will not involve public opinion and thus have no impact on the hotel’s reputation.

“Very well. Thank you for your trouble, President Su and Miss Shu.” Yao Yao felt ill at ease as she looked at the beautiful woman sitting in front of her.

Su Wen is the extreme opposite of Shu Yian’s natural approachableness and friendliness.

Shu Yian smiles when she speaks and has a pair of eyes that are as clear as a pond of fresh spring water. She unconsciously gives off a friendly feeling, and one can’t help but be pulled into her orbit.

Su Wen, on the other hand, wears an indifferent expression with her cold eyes and ice-sharp eyebrows. Much like an iceberg in the middle of December, as you get closer one can even feel a cold chill emitting from her.

Yao Yao’s smile sat frozen on her face as she didn’t know how to interact with Su Wen. As someone with low self-esteem and a bit of social anxiety, meeting someone as sharp-edged as Su Wen made her little self-confidence that took great suffering to build up sink back into the depths of her heart. In other words, she felt helpless in front of the great iceberg.

【President Su doesn’t seem to like talking very much. 】

【Or interacting with people in general…. 】

【Then should I say anything at all? What can I say that won’t make things awkward? If I don’t say anything then how should I diffuse this cold atmosphere? But then again if she likes silence, won’t my words just annoy her? 】

“You’re welcome!” While Yao Yao’s head was full of worry, Su Wen’s head wasn’t much better. On the surface she seemed indifferent, but in her head she was asking ten thousand questions.

【Didn’t Shu Yian have no friends? 】

【Then who’s this woman in front of me?】

【Shu Yi’an seems to be quite concerned about her affairs. Yet I’ve never seen her care as much about mine. 】

Unbelievable. Yao Yao is giving her 500,000 yuan, how can she not care?

Shu Yian rolled her eyes. If Su Wen could give her half a million, she would also treat her like a king.

At any rate, who knows how many naive girls this person has deceived with her poker face. Everyone seems to think she is a bright moon high up in the sky, forever out of reach. They are so afraid of even opening their mouths to say hello because they thought they were bothering her.

When in reality….

Su Wen is an idiot!

Obviously Su Wen could’ve ordered her own coffee but she had to drink someone else’s…..

Shu Yian stirred her spoon in her now ruined cup of coffee, feeling sorry for herself.

Such a good cup of coffee was unfortunately touched by Su Wen’s lips…of course she won’t drink it now.

Su Wen obviously noticed her actions and her avoidance. Her mood became even grumpier.

【What is Shu Yian trying to say?】

【Why do I feel like she’s ridiculing me with every movement she makes?】

Shu Yian’s stirring froze, and felt as if she had seen the sun rise from the west today*. (*T/N: An idiom expressing surprise when something unexpected happened. Like getting to class on time)

Why is Su Wen so self-aware today?

Since a certain someone has finally recognized their worthlessness, Shu Yian obviously has to praise her. So she raised her eyes to look straight at Su Wen. Her eyes were full of a warm and gentle light as she gave her full agreement.

That’s right, it’s exactly as you think. I despise you very much, please continue thinking this way in the future.

This was the first time she looked at Su Wen this way since they’ve decided to cooperate.

Su Wen naturally noticed the difference in her gaze. With those clear and bright eyes looking at her own face, her heartbeat started to skip a beat for some weird reason. Her ears also for some weird reason started to gradually redden and spread across her skin.

【She was perfectly normal a few moments ago, why is she flirting again?】

【Is it because I helped her earlier? So now she’s in love with me again? 】

【Shameless.】

Although she seems to dislike Shu Yian’s approach on the surface, she couldn’t help but secretly feel delighted. Su Wen then realized this line of thought was a little dangerous and resolutely glared back at her.

【It’s useless to make eyes at me, I will never like a womanizer like you.】

Shu Yian: “…”

Is there something wrong with her or Su Wen? Weren’t they on the topic of how much she despises Su Wen earlier?

How on earth did they go from that to “she likes me”?

Meanwhile, Yao Yao, who was watching the two of them stare “longingly” at each other, was beginning to feel like an unnecessary prop. A 3,600 watt lightbulb* to be exact. (*T/N: Being a “lightbulb” is the Chinese equivalent of a third wheel).

【Although President Su doesn’t seem like someone easy to get along with, it seems like these two have a very good relationship.】

【Someone like this who keeps all other girls at a distance, but becomes tender only for the person she loves….ah it really gives people a sense of safety.】

【Much better than my boyfriend.】

Thinking of her boyfriend, Yao Yao couldn’t help but become depressed again. Meanwhile, Shu Yian wanted to correct her misunderstanding of Su Wen, but before she had time to speak, Yao Yao got up from her seat and said politely to the two: “Regardless, I’m really grateful to President Su and Miss Shu for your help. Miss Shu, why don’t we exchange contacts? If things go well this time, I may have to ask you for help about my cousin’s matter.”

“No problem!” Shu Yian took out her phone.

Although she doesn’t have actual divination powers to find Gu Liyuan, she also wished to get to the truth of the matter and see if everything really is directly related to her book.

【A friend she doesn’t have contact information for?】Su Wen sneered coldly in her heart.

【Ah! Shu Yian, you really were lying about her being a friend! You aren’t even writing a script before lying anymore, everytime you open your mouth you are lying! 】

Shu Yian facepalmed in her heart as she gritted her teeth and added Yao Yao’s contact information.

Su Wen watched as the other party walked away and crossed her legs. Then she turned her gaze and gave Shu Yian a scrutinizing look, “Care to explain?”

“What is there to explain?” Shu Yian rolled her eyes. She is an upright person! It’s Su Wen who is thinking filthy thoughts and insists on thinking of her as a promiscuous woman. What can she do about it?

If she had to explain then….

Then there are some things she should make clear with Su Wen right now.

“President Su, you and I have been carrying out an act since the beginning, each taking what we need from each other. Therefore, I don’t think you are qualified to control who I meet. Even if I fall in love with someone, it is not an affair I need to hide but something that is to be expected.”

“Don’t try to make any excuses by saying you can’t stand by and watch me do ‘dishonorable’ things. Ask yourself, are you really that kind hearted? Even if you are, instead of wasting your time on me, you might as well donate a few dollars to charity, don’t you think?”

“Don’t worry, I know what you’re really worried about. So I promise you that even if I like someone, I will definitely keep a distance from her while I’m still officially your fiancee. I’ll make sure to keep your reputation clean. Not even a hint of an affair will touch you and as for your other plans, I won’t get in your way at all.”

Su Wen: “….”

Shu Yian had rambled for quite a bit, but her mind was stuck on only one sentence.

【Even if you like someone?】

Her thoughts quickly jumped to many different conclusions, and she unexpectedly felt nervous as she clenched her fists and even hesitated as she spoke.

“Who…do you like?”

“Does it have anything to do with you?” Shu Yian was too lazy to bother with her anymore.

If she really had to answer, she’ll say has a good impression of both Lin Ge and Yan Ruxue. These two were ultimately good people at heart and were people worthy of her friendship. Of course, she wouldn’t say their names out loud even if she only had intentions of being friends with them as Su Wen will only think she’s trying to two-time again.

“Beat it!”

There were tens of thousands of things Su Wen wanted to say, ask, and insult, but in the end she couldn’t figure out what to say. She couldn’t organize even a single coherent thought, let alone say it.

【You are heartless, Shu Yian.】

【You call me “Little Wenwen” when you need my help and then say it has nothing to do with me when you don’t need me anymore.】

“Since your affairs have nothing to do with me, then no matter what happens you won’t need my help anymore.”

These words obviously carried a threatening undertone, and even Shu Yian must admit she was a little worried by them. She hurriedly grabbed Su Wen, who was about to leave, tightly grabbing her arm and not letting her go.

“No!” She answered confidently.

“First of all, we have made a deal. You promised to obey everything I say for one week. So don’t try to use any tricks to get out of it.”

Although she might clean her hands of Su Wen soon, during this time Shu Yian still had many things to do and since she had no other connections to rely on in this world, she could only rely on Su Wen.

“Very well. One week, and once this week is over let’s draw the line between us.”

“By drawing a line, do you mean to cancel the engagement?” Shu Yian pursed her lips as her heart involuntarily panicked.

Su Wen has always been a serious person in front of others, and was also the same in front of her when they first met. But however since she can read minds, she knew that no matter how much she pretended her heart was thinking a different matter.

However, this was the first time that Su Wen’s words and thoughts matched. What she said was the truth.

She felt that everything she said was reasonable, so why was this person angry?

And it turns out when this person is truly upset, there is no loud mental activity at all.

For once, Shu Yian couldn’t figure out what she was thinking and although she really doesn’t care about Su Wen…

Although she doesn’t care, she doesn’t know why but she felt a sudden pain spike through her heart at the thought of losing her.

Maybe it’s because of the mission? If she breaks up with Su Wen without being sure of who the real heroine of this world is, the penalty at that time will be…..

Shu Yian couldn’t explain away the momentary tension in her heart except for this reason.

Although in her mind Lin Ge is the heroine, she was not 100% sure and so the system will definitely make her stay by Su Wen’s side to continue the mission.

“What do you think?” Su Wen asked without really answering.

Shu Yian lowered her eyes, “I asked you first!”

Su Wen sighed, a pained look flashing across her face for a moment, before returning to her usual cold indifference, “If you want to pursue the person you like, then let’s cancel the engagement as soon as possible!”

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